Ian Hamilton, 97, Who Stole a Scottish Relic from Westminster Abbey, Dies
Briefly

Ian Hamilton, who broke into Westminster Abbey in London with fellow University of Glasgow students on Christmas Day in 1950 to take back the Stone of Destiny, the rock upon which Scottish monarchs had been crowned for centuries until England seized it in 1296, died on Oct. 3 in North Connel, Scotland.
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